Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 59.6% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 60.3% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.64
|
$10.03
€9.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.32
|
$6.98
€6.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.57
|
$2.07
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.67
|
$4.20
€3.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.61
|
$5.15
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.48
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.75
|
$6.19
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.46
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,753.49
|
$25,337.87
€23,338.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.84
|
$10.16
€9.36
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.36
|
$27.71
€25.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM383.92
|
$604.28
€556.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.44
|
$455.38
€419.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.12
|
$97.48
€89.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.14
|
$317.80
€292.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,739.50
|
$7,564.83
€6,968.02
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.81
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.30
|
$2.09
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM5.99
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.77
|
$40.01
€36.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.27
|
$5.66
€5.21
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.62
|
$71.96
€66.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.18
|
$30.57
€28.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.06
|
$96.13
€88.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.16
|
$119.85
€110.39
|
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